Chapter 3 Section 4 Quiz

In 1624, the Dutch who were from the country of ___________in Europe, joined the English in the colonization of the western hemisphere. The Netherlands is also referred to as _______.

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Who is credited with founding New Netherlands?

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Peter Minuit

• James

• Sir George Carteret

New Netherland was a religiously and ethnically diverse settlement and included the first __________ settlers in North America.

• Quakers

• Jewish

• Pilgrim

Who became the director general of all Dutch possessions in North America and the Caribbean in 1645?

• Peter Minuit

• James

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Lord Berkeley

What did King Charles II do with New Netherland in 1664?

• Sold it to France

• Gifted it to his brother James

• Made it a royal colony

• Returned it to the Dutch

What new name was given to the settlement of New Netherland?

• New Jersey

• New Amsterdam

• New York

• New Holland

Who was given a grant for a proprietary colony called New Jersey?

• Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant

• Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley

• James and King Charles II

• The Dutch settlers

Who was granted the charter of Pennsylvania in 1681?

• William Penn

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

To which religious group did William Penn belong?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Lutherans

Who founded the colony of Delaware in 1638?

• Peter Minuit

• William Penn

• John Smith

• Roger Williams